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fusillade — /fyooh seuh layd , lahd , zeuh /, n., v., fusilladed, fusillading. n. 1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms. 2. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: a fusillade of questions. v.t. 3. to attack or shoot by a fusillade.… … Universalium
REIGN OF TERROR — the name given to the bloody consummation of the fiery French Revolution, including a period which lasted 420 days, from the fall of the Girondists on the 31st May 1793 to the overthrow of Robespierre and his accomplices on 27th July 1794, the … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
fusillade — /ˈfjuzəleɪd/ (say fyoohzuhlayd), / lad/ (say lahd) noun 1. a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms. 2. an execution carried out by this means. 3. a general discharge or outpouring of anything: *a fusillade of questions, to which on… …
fusillade — [fyo͞o′sə läd΄, fyoo′səlād΄; fyoo′zəläd, fyoo′zəlād] n. [Fr < fusiller, to shoot < fusil: see FUSIL2] 1. a simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms 2. something like this [a fusillade of questions] vt. fusilladed,… … English World dictionary
